[GeoStL] Re: Handheld PDA's
- From: "Jim Bensman" <jbensman1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 14 May 2003 11:07:37 -0500
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I could not disagree more on the Mobipocket Reader. IMHO, you would be
crazy to use Mobipocket. I used to use it and I had nothing but trouble
with it. The method Bruce told us all about is 100 times better than
Mobipocket. It is a bit complicated to figure out (but not that hard).
Once you get it all set up it takes about 5 mouse clicks to get the files
loaded on your PDA. The Plucker system is much faster than Mobipocket (i.e,
it will find the cache page a lot faster). Another great advantage is it
has a link for the 4 nearest caches to the one you are at. So when you go
to the next cache, you just click the hyperlink. With Mobipocket, you have
to write in the cache ID and then search for it (which takes a while and
sometimes search will not work!).
One of the reasons why I like the Sonys is they have a high resolution
screen. Most PDAs have a 160 * 160 dpi screen. The Sonys have a 320 * 320
dpi screen. That means the screen is twice as sharp and you can see twice
as much on the screen. There is also a high resolution plucker reader that
is much nicer than the standard plucker reader. I highly recomend th Sony
high resolution color which sells for about $200.
Here is Bruce's message:
> -----Original Message-----
> From: geocaching-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:geocaching-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Bruce S
> Sent: Monday, March 31, 2003 1:08 PM
> To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [GeoStL] Re: PDA Geocaching.
>
>
> -
> I have just returned from my 2 week caching trip and I did not carry any
> printed cache descriptions. I had about 750 cache descriptions
> stored on my
> pda (I wasn't sure what way I might go in a few areas). I don't use
> mobipocket because it is quite slow and clumsy compared to other options
> available. I get my pocket queries as gpx files and use watcher
> to select
> and merge the descriptions into one gpx file. (watcher is a program by
> Clayjar and is available at http://clayjar.com/gc/temp/ ) I then use
> gpx2html (by fizzymagic) utility to convert the gpx file in to
> multiple html
> files. This program makes nice pda readable pages including the closest 5
> caches to the one you are looking at. I then use plucker to load
> and view
> the files on my pda. Plucker is very fast, has a nice user interface and
> good search/sorting features. Information about gpx2html and plucker is
> available at http://home.attbi.com/~fizzymagic/gpx2html.html. I
> know that
> this all may seem very time consuming but I was able to do all 750 cache
> descriptions for my trip in under 2 hours and most of that time was just
> eliminating cache I was not interested in. Selecting and
> printing 750 cache
> sheets would have been a very difficult and time consumming task
> let alone
> keeping track of all that paper.
>
> Bruce
>
>
>
Note: I do not use the watcher. It is not needed.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: geocaching-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:geocaching-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of SSG Dru C Reeves
> Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2003 10:03 AM
> To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [GeoStL] Re: Handheld PDA's
>
>
> -
>
> I use a Treo 90 and have had several Palm OS handhelds over the last
> few years. I am very pleased with the Treo. You can buy one at
> tigerdirect.com for $179.00 (great deal for a 16 meg color handheld).
> Staples has them for $199.00 plus free shipping.
> I use Mobipocket Reader for my cache pages and it works very well for
> me. I have heard discussions to the contrary in regards to Mobipocket
> Reader ie crashes, etc. so you will have to try it yourself.
>
> On Tuesday, May 13, 2003, at 01:21 PM, Bernie wrote:
>
> > -
> > At least I think this is what they are called. I'm thinking of
> > purchasing
> > a HANDSPRING TREO 90 and would like to know if this is a good choice,
> > or is
> > there a different model that is more preferred. I would like to stay
> > in that
> > price range. Please respond soon as I am running out of time before I
> > go on
> > vacation. Thanks Bernie
> >
> >
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